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Fifteen Indicted In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

… 33, also known as Alberto Carlos-Macias, 32, of Mexico, was sentenced to 30 months. The two will be deported to Mexico after they are released from prison. According to …
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Taft Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

… FRESNO, Calif. - Mario Alvarez-Muniz, 49, a citizen of Mexico and former resident of Taft, entered a guilty plea … operation, but subsequently left the United States for Mexico.  He returned to the United States and in May of …
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Last Of Five Bakersfield Men Sentenced In Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

… drug dealers and users in Kern County and Las Cruces, New Mexico. During this time period, Blanco and the other … before they could be transported via bus to Las Cruces, New Mexico.   On September 26, 2016, Salvador Morales was …
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Bakersfield Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Methamphetamine, Heroin And Cocaine

… FRESNO, Calif. - Miguel Sanchez-(Sanchez), 46, of Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and … Gamaliel Salas-Mendoza, aka Rene Salas (Salas), 38, also of Mexico, maintained a stash house in Bakersfield from where …
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Hobbs Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… Division X Account @DEAElPasoDiv Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional … a SUV driven by Robert Louis Ortiz III, 39, in Hobbs, New Mexico. During the stop, a canine alerted to narcotics, and … Amber Dawn Rogers Johnson, as the passenger in Tatum, New Mexico. The couple fled, crossing into Yoakum County, Texas, …
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Drug Trafficker in Western Washington, Caught Twice with Kilos of Drugs and Firearms, Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

… in Drug Distribution Conspiracy Stretching from Colombia to Mexico and into Washington State SEATTLE – A 38-year-old … worked from the streets of Seattle to drug suppliers in Mexico and Colombia,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Miller. … sums of drug trafficking proceeds to sources of supply in Mexico and Colombia. Additional assistance was provided by …
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Nineteen charged in heroin conspiracy

… kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine from sources in Mexico and elsewhere, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. … Gonzalez, De Leon, and Sanchez-Mijangos are citizens of Mexico.   According to the indictment, from December 2015 to … and methamphetamine from sources in California, Nevada, Mexico, Texas, and elsewhere for re-distribution in the …
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Peruvian citizen pleads guilty to role in transnational drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy

… At least $1 million was sent to Chicago, Los Angeles, Peru, Mexico and Colombia; money was also wired to China.  The … outside of Piura, and flew it to Guatemala, and then on to Mexico, where it was smuggled into the United States. … the Albany District Office and DEA offices in Peru, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, …
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Ghostface Gangster Members, Associate Plead Guilty to Meth Trafficking Conspiracy from Georgia Prisons

… Wallace as a drug courier to move methamphetamine from a Mexico-based source located in metro Atlanta to Southwest … Courts instructed Wallace to obtain methamphetamine from a Mexico-based source of supply near Atlanta, Georgia, and … the drug conspiracy, including communications involving the Mexico-based source of supply and the trafficking of large …
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Chinese National Indicted for Importation of Enough Chemicals to Make Millions of Fatal Doses of Fentanyl

… of raw materials from China destined for various places in Mexico used in the manufacture of fentanyl. This historic … chemicals from China into the United States and on to Mexico in approximately 100 separate shipments between … Fang, through co-conspirators, shipped the chemicals into Mexico, according to the charges. If convicted, Fang faces …
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Multi-state international drug trafficking organization targeted in 18-month investigation

… as key link between drug proceeds and ring leader in Mexico Seized counterfeit oxycodone.jpg TACOMA, Wash. - A … drug trafficking network led by drug cartel members in Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. The drug … cryptocurrency business to launder and transfer money to Mexico.  The owner of that business, Gregory David Werber, …
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Longest cross-border tunnel discovered in San Diego

… border. The tunnel originates in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico in an industrial area approximately one-half-mile … and members of the SDTTF began mapping the tunnel from Mexico. Concealed by a small industrial building, the tunnel … tunnels are not a new occurrence along the California-Mexico border, the sophistication and length of this …
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Operation Reload: Jury Convicts Kingpin And Members Of His Family Of Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

… having shipped millions of dollars in drug proceeds back to Mexico and the Cartel/Zetas. The government’s evidence also proved that large money transfers were being sent from Mexico to the various bank accounts used by Leandro Salas … Salas Galaviz discusses having sent millions of dollars to Mexico in tractors for loads of drugs delivered in the …
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Canadian Man Accused Of Laundering Millions Of Dollars For The Sinaloa Cartel Arrives In Los Angeles To Face Charges

… involved operatives in Canada, India, the United States and Mexico who laundered drug trafficking proceeds generated … then coordinate money transfers to their counterparts in Mexico by instructing Isshpunani and other alleged … Rios, 33, of Coachella, who authorities believe fled to Mexico; Tina Pham, 25, of Montreal; and a Canadian man known …
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Operator Of Venetian Resort In Las Vegas Agrees To Return Over $47 Million After Receiving Money Under Suspicious Circumstances

… agreement. In March 2007, Ye Gon’s residence in Mexico City was searched by law enforcement authorities, who … in 2009. Ye Gon is currently pending extradition to Mexico, which has charged him with drug trafficking … appropriately suspicious of Ye Gon originating payments in Mexico and routing them through the Venetian’s Hong Kong …
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San Diego News 2002

July 15, 2021
… Taken Down  OCT 9, 2002 San Diego Grand Jury Indicts Mexico's Largest Ketamine Ring  AUG 21, 2002 DEA San Diego …
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Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, Museum of Natural History and Science

February 21, 2019
… Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, New Mexico 02-21-19 Target America Press Conference As Prepared …
February 21, 2019
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DEA Launches Bold Bilateral Initiative to Dismantle Cartel Gatekeepers and Combat Synthetic Drug Trafficking

… to strengthen collaboration between the United States and Mexico in the fight against cartels, whose trafficking … ensuring the movement of firearms and bulk cash back into Mexico. By specifically targeting them, DEA and its partners …
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Atlanta drug dealer charged with possessing 170 kilograms of heroin and 36 guns in two metro residences

… In October 2019, federal agents uncovered ledgers from a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization showing that … to the organization that were eventually transported to Mexico. During the investigation, federal agents identified …
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Mexican Women Plead Guilty to Smuggling Balls of Heroin in Potato Chip Bags

… LAREDO, Texas – Two women residing in Monterrey, Mexico, have admitted to their roles in importing nearly … with them. The co-conspirators planned on returning to Mexico with a large amount of cash. The Drug Enforcement …
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Mexican National Found at Massive Merced County Marijuana Cultivation Operation Sentenced for Firearm Charge

… — Roberto Carlos Leon-Garcia (Leon), 49, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for being … Leon had previously been removed from the United States to Mexico on three occasions. This case was the product of an …
Rios Palacios, Rey
FUGITIVE

Rey Rios Palacios

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances
Gonzalez-Duran, Jaime
FUGITIVE

Jaime Gonzalez-Duran

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 963959 & 960 18USC 853970
Rangel-Buendia, Alfredo
FUGITIVE

Alfredo Rangel-Buendia

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21 USC 963959 & 960 18USC 853970
Medina-Rojas, Eleazar
FUGITIVE

Eleazar Medina-Rojas

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: 21USC 963959 & 960 18USC 853970
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Presque Isle Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Distribution

… in western and southern states from sources in Mexico.  Dahlgren and his co-conspirators distributed the … traveled with co-conspirators on at least one such trip to Mexico and Arizona to obtain methamphetamine and transport …
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First Lady Melania Trump kicks off National Red Ribbon Week with DEA

… special agent who was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered in Mexico by drug traffickers. Red Ribbon Week furthers the … drug prevention effort – began after drug traffickers in Mexico tortured and brutally murdered Special Agent Camarena …
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… overdose deaths and criminal drug networks in Mexico. These groups are harnessing social media platforms … DEA officials warn that criminal drug networks in Mexico are mass-producing deadly fentanyl and …
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Mexican National Extradited from Brazil

… organization (DTO), which is based in Jalisco State in Mexico. Los Cuinis is closely aligned with the Cartel de … the largest, most dangerous, and prolific drug cartels in Mexico. They have been and continue to be responsible for …
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Mexican national and leader of Georgia-based drug trafficking organization sentenced to 17 years in prison for distributing large amounts of methamphetamine in Central Florida

… age 34, a/k/a Juan Cantu, a/k/a Stoner, of Tamaulipas, Mexico, to 17 years in federal prison for conspiring to … of Florida.  Flores-Jimenez, a native and citizen of Mexico, was ordered removed/deported from the United States …